crackling along

I cannot believe that I haven't posted since last Wednesday - where does the time go.  I have three cards to post so I will set up the schedule and hopefully have some more ready to post by Friday.

I am very excited as I have booked a Clarity workshop with Maria Simms at Lostock on Saturday and she has just sent a list of stuff to take.  - can't wait.

Anyway this is just a little mans card.  I took a square of white card and masked out the middle to leave a square.  I then used a clarity crackle stamp all around the edge in moss green distress ink.  I distressed with antique linen distressed and and the followed with frayed burlap.  I removed the mask from the centre and then used antique linen just to take away the whiteness.  I stamped the car with mushroom adirondak and coloured with moss green distress ink and water.  I mounted it on a piece of green and then onto some cream ribbed card.

mini Christmas

 I thought I would make some mini Christmas cards ready to put on my stall at the craft fairs.  I had a book of little pictures from Crafty Individuals Miniatures Merry Christmas and I also have a square frame stamp that I have had some time that says Merry Christmas all the way round.  Fortunately it is JUST the right size for the small images. I think they are pretty.

I made 9x9cm cards then I cut out a piece 8 x 8 cm this I stamped in various colours picking out the shades in the pictures.  I also used the same ink to add a touch of colour around the edge. I added the image and mounted onto foam pads.  There are 9 images to a page all of a similar theme so I have made up the bundles in packs of  9.  I still have loads left so if they sell well I can make some more ha ha. Fingers crossed.

heavenly headress

I was looking in my box for a piece of scrap card when I came across this digi image I coloured in the other week so I thought I'd just turn it into a quick card.

The weather here is absolutely diabolical - sky box gone off and everything.  Never mind I have spent the whole afternoon crafting - I will do another post to show you what I've been up to.

multiple choice

 Thought I'd post all these four today as these are the last of the cards that I haven't already posted.  There is a bit of all sorts here, some die cutting, some colouring and some embossed backgrounds. and the butterfly has been embossed with mica powders

pink flowers

Another card I didn't get around to posting.  I stamped and inked the background.  I have shaded the panels with pink and blue, stamped and coloured with promarkers.  The lovely lace is from the local haberdashery stall in the market hall.

filigree birthday

Trying to catch up with cards I have made.  the background was embossed with a paisley double sided spellbinder folder.  (there is a join behind the happy birthday).
The dies are both from memory box and all the black card stock is Clarity card in black. I added a few square black gems and the sentiment has been embossed in Silver.

Baby bootees

Hi there strangers.  I am so sorry I have not been here for yonks but I have been so busy and had some technical issues with my laptop, printer and trying to get photos from camera to lap top.  It's all sorted now (fingers crossed) so I just thought I'd do a quick post for heading out (again).

I was looking in a magazine and there was a template for these little bootees.  I downloaded it and took into into the Serif software.  From there I took into cut out studio and got rid of all the back ground. exported it as a png file.  
I then opened up a new project and added my png file through the photos tab.  from there I made it into a stencil.

Once I got to that point it was easy to re-size or change the colour, pattern whatever by adding "material" over the top.  I made another page with a square in the middle and writing around the sides and on another page made a square to form the inside lining of the bottom of the box. and a circle with the same lettering to form the gift tag.

I then printed everything out, made the box and lined it, cur out the square from the lid and replaced with acetate, used a spellbinder to form the gift tag.  I made the bootees and added braid around the bottom and used a  tiny pearl ribbon buckle for the buckles on the shoes.

I some how get the feeling I will be using this trick again!